باهوش

Persian

Alternative forms

با هوش‎ (bâ-huš)

Etymology

‎ (bâ, “with”) +‎ ‎ (huš, “intellect”).

Pronunciation

(Classical Persian) IPA^(key): /bɑːhoːʃ/

(Dari Persian) IPA^(key): /bɑːhoːʃ/

(Iranian Persian) IPA^(key): /bɒːhuːʃ/

(Tajik) IPA^(key): /bɔhɵʃ/

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Adjective

باهوش • (bâ-huš)

intelligent; smart
Synonym: زیرک‎ (zirak)

Antonyms: کودن‎ (kowdan), خنگ‎ (xeng)
- c. 1260s, Jalāl ad-Dīn Mohammad Rūmī, Reynold A. Nicholson, transl., مثنوی معنوی‎ [Masnavi-ye-Ma'navi], volume III, verse 4031:
  ‏ور بداند ره دل با هوش او / کی رود هر های و هو در گوش او‎
  v-ar be-dânad rah del-e bâ-huš-e u / key ravad har hây o hu dar guš-e u
  But if his wise heart knows the way, how should every hey and ho go into his ear?

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